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Lygia Pape — Twelve Elements from The Night and Day Book (Book of Light)
Lygia Pape

Twelve Elements from The Night and Day Book (Book of Light)

Lygia Pape's *Twelve Elements from The Night and Day Book (Book of Light)* presents a series of intimate wooden constructions painted with acrylic and tempera, exploring the elemental contrast between darkness and illumination. The works reflect Pape's deep engagement with Brazilian Concrete and Neoconcrete art movements, using geometric abstraction to evoke sensory and poetic experience. Through the interplay of light and shadow rendered on wood, Pape transforms simple materials into meditations on perception and the rhythms of the natural world.

Medium
acrylic and tempera on wood constructions

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Latin America

May 29, 2014

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Lygia Pape, Twelve Elements from The Night and Day Book (Book of Light)

Lygia Pape's *Twelve Elements from The Night and Day Book (Book of Light)* presents a series of intimate wooden constructions painted with acrylic and tempera, exploring the elemental contrast between darkness and illumination. The works reflect Pape's deep engagement with Brazilian Concrete and Neoconcrete art movements, using geometric abstraction to evoke sensory and poetic experience. Through the interplay of light and shadow rendered on wood, Pape transforms simple materials into meditations on perception and the rhythms of the natural world.

Medium
acrylic and tempera on wood constructions
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Brazilian Artist, Neo-Concrete Movement, Modernist Pioneer, Geometric Abstraction, Concrete Art, Wood Construction, Minimalist Composition, Light And Dark Contrast, Female Artist, Acrylic And Tempera, Series Format, Mid-Century Art

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